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Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4D + TC-17EII
1/1250 f/11 ISO500

Comments welcomed.



Cheers,

fozzie,
Is this the plane you're flying with to the AA? and it seems to me you're in love with the AF-S 300 + TC. Good combo.

I was at a spot near the airport on Saturday and to get a shot like that would have required you to use a wideangle lens(The planes where that low off the ground an came at you from head on). The only difference was they were landing

Birddog114,

Yes, that is the plane robw25, Lorraine and I will be travelling on to Sydney @ 9am Friday 5 August, and to be greeted by you with a big

Cheers,

huynhie wrote:I was at a spot near the airport on Saturday and to get a shot like that would have required you to use a wideangle lens(The planes where that low off the ground an came at you from head on). The only difference was they were landing

With that lens and TC, I'm sure it was at high, perhaps he cropped it, am I correct fozzie?

A few dust bunnies there Fozzie.

Love the shot. Improvements? Maybe some fiddling with shadow/highlight adjustment to bring out the underbody detail?

huynhie,

huynhie wrote:I was at a spot near the airport on Saturday and to get a shot like that would have required you to use a wideangle lens(The planes where that low off the ground an came at you from head on). The only difference was they were landing

I would have liked to have been closer. Unfortunately at the movement with the new International/Intertsate Terminal (all with air bridges at last) being built, completion around end October/early November the place is hectic with tradespersons. What you experienced on Saturday is what I am looking for. Plus today they were taking off into a strong SW breeze, so take off was very short and as a consequence harder to get closeup shots. BTW: when do you get your D2x

Cheers,

Birddog114,

Birddog114 wrote:

huynhie wrote:I was at a spot near the airport on Saturday and to get a shot like that would have required you to use a wideangle lens(The planes where that low off the ground an came at you from head on). The only difference was they were landing

With that lens and TC, I'm sure it was at high, perhaps he cropped it, am I correct fozzie?

Yes it was cropped.

Focal length was 500mm.

Cheers,

Manta,

Manta wrote:A few dust bunnies there Fozzie.

Love the shot. Improvements? Maybe some fiddling with shadow/highlight adjustment to bring out the underbody detail?

Those darn dust bunnies. Looks like I will be doing a CCD cleaning DIY at 'AW'. Matt K. did my camera at Easter, but I was distracted during the process

Thank you for your hints, I will investigate.

Cheers,

fozzie wrote:Manta,

Manta wrote:A few dust bunnies there Fozzie.

Love the shot. Improvements? Maybe some fiddling with shadow/highlight adjustment to bring out the underbody detail?

Those darn dust bunnies. Looks like I will be doing a CCD cleaning DIY at 'AW'. Matt K. did my camera at Easter, but I was distracted during the process

Thank you for your hints, I will investigate.

Cheers,

Use your Giotto to do the dry blow first, don't leave them get stuck on the CCD in humidity.

Birddog,

Birddog114 wrote:

fozzie wrote:Manta,

Manta wrote:A few dust bunnies there Fozzie.

Love the shot. Improvements? Maybe some fiddling with shadow/highlight adjustment to bring out the underbody detail?

Those darn dust bunnies. Looks like I will be doing a CCD cleaning DIY at 'AW'. Matt K. did my camera at Easter, but I was distracted during the process

Thank you for your hints, I will investigate.

Cheers,

Use your Giotto to do the dry blow first, don't leave them get stuck on the CCD in humidity.

I will use the Giotto again, tonight or tomorrow. BTW: Adelaide rarely suffers from humidity. If we do, it is Summer months.

But, thank you for your advice.

Cheers,